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Thank you to all those who entered the competition. We had hundreds of great recipes and fabulous stories from across the UK.The top 150 recipes are listed below. The winning recipes were selected from hundreds of entries sent through the website, by email and by post. The top 150 winning recipes are listed below in no particular order.
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Grandad's Coffee Cake, with mocha icing and walnuts
Submitted by: Claire Stepton.
My Grandad was a baker by trade but I never actually remember him cooking as he was a semi-invalid during my childhood and lived some distance away. I always remember this cake when we went to...
Custard cream biscuits
Submitted by: June scatchard.
One of the first recipes in an old diary my Dad gave me dated in which I started to record the recipes we were given at school . It is covered in a brown paper cover...
Orange Cake
Submitted by: susan humphreys.
My Mum used to make this cake for my sister and I when we were young in the 's but without the wholemeal flour. I adapted the recipe slightly for my own children during the 's...
Apple & Bramble pie
Submitted by: neil tattersall.
The ingredients can be largely sourced from all over Great Britain in August the whole family can be involved st in going out and finding these ingredients in the countryside town or even city green belts....
Maggies Simnel Cake
Submitted by: Jennifer Thorpe.
This recipe is so special to me because it made me for the first time feel truly a real part of a real family. Although it is not my recipe it came from my mother in...
Pumpkin Cake
Submitted by: Abbie Poole.
I have always loved Halowe'en. My mum shared my love for it and we discovered this recipe together when I found an American cookery book in charity shop. Being thrifty my mum wanted to use the...
Earl Grey Tea Loaf
Submitted by: Carole Lynn.
My mother used to make this with ordinary tea but I prefer the Earl Grey taste and aroma. I make a really strong solution of tea and have had many people asking for the recipe as...
Topsy-Turvy Pineapple cake
Submitted by: Andrew Dommett.
This was the cake that my Gran used to make every Christmas for myself and my sisters. Christmas Afternoon would always be met with the sweet smell of the cooked pineapple coming from my Gran's kitchen....
Carrot Cake
Submitted by: Catherine Owen.
It was given to me by a very good friend who has now emigrated to Australia and when ever i make it it makes me remember her and the good times we have had - also...
Red Velvet Cake
Submitted by: ami bruce.
I remember making this cake at christmas time for our dinners together...and the thing i remember is how festive it looked when you cut it. My sister and I were always allowed to decorate the top...
Bread Pudding
Submitted by: Lynsey Rogers.
I remember making Bread Pudding on Sundays with my mum it is such a child friendly recipe I could help her at almost every stage. The smells of the spices made me feel warm and I...
Almond Macaroon Cake
Submitted by: Jennifer McMahon.
Words cannot describe just how delicious this cake really is. It is soft and gooey chewy and unctuous. Just thinking about it makes my mouth water and it brings back childhood memories of almond macaroons eaten...
Weekend Cake
Submitted by: Jacqui Cowper-Smith.
I'm really not sure where this recipe came from but it's been in the family for many years. I'm from New Zealand originally - a nation of passionate cake bakers so I'm sure it has great...
Chocolate and pear suprise
Submitted by: Mrs Caroline Grant.
My grandma used to make this on special occassions in the summer and always would make me wait for the butter sugar and honey to melt nicely outside in the sun. I tried making it when...
Pineapple Cake
Submitted by: Maria OConnell.
This recipe was given to me my one of my resident a few years ago now I now make a bulk supply every Christmas adding mazipan and icing to the finished cake and give each of...
Lemon zest cake
Submitted by: Carole Lynn.
My mother used to make this cake every Sunday and she called it her Cut and come again cake . When I was small she used to give me the wooden spoon and bowl to lick...
Raisin Bars
Submitted by: Darryl Edwards.
Cheap healthy and easy to make My mother used to bake her own healthy snacks like these raisin bars back in the 's for me to take to school and I was constantly teased by my...
ST CLEMENTINE DREAM CAKE
Submitted by: CAROL FINNING.
My husband first tasted an orange cake while we sat in a garden centre coffee shop many years ago. I decided to try and repeat it at home but added a lemon too. Ordinary icing mix...
winter muffins
Submitted by: Delyth Roberts.
These cakes remind me of my childhood. My gran used to send me out to the orchard in the garden to pick the apples off the tree.We used to bake dozens of these which she used...
Special Chocolate Cake
Submitted by: Linda Farrelly.
The obvious 'different' ingredient is the mayonnaise. I believe my late mother copied this recipe from a Blue Peter progamme manyyears ago and it was alway a good talking point as to what the different ingredient...
Pantry Cake
Submitted by: Elizabeth Melrose.
My mother sent this recipe to me in a letter nearly ten years ago. Her handwriting was frail and the paper is hardly readable now as it has been streaked with cake mix over the years....
Winnies Boiled Fruit Cake
Submitted by: Mrs Matthews.
My grandmother gave me this recipe many years ago and its the only fruit cake I ever make as it stays moist for days when cut. She always made it when we visited she lived in...
Autumn Apple Cake
Submitted by: vicky rusby.
This cake has been in the family for a good few generations. I'm afraid I don't know who first cooked it but both my mother and grandmother were followers of this delicious receipe. It is a...
Really easy Mexican lemon cake
Submitted by: Sarah Tilley.
I first tried this at a friend's barbecue. It was heaven and I found out that it had been made by a mexican girl there. I hunted her down and begged her to tell me how...
nonna's cake
Submitted by: judy bolognesi.
This cake reminds me of my nonna my father is half Italian. It is so moist and tasty I would have it for breakfast. I have made it but it does not taste as good as...
clootie dumpling
Submitted by: catherine paterson.
My grandmother passed this recipe to me some years ago. It was always made for birthdays and new year and usually had silver threepennies in it.
Cut and come again fruit cake
Submitted by: Margaret Akel.
This was my Mum's basic fruit cake and the basis for the Christmas cake to which she lovingly added more brandy over the weeks before Christmas by making holes with a skewer.It never lasten very long...
Nan's fruit cake
Submitted by: hayley moran.
My mum has been making this for years.Her mum used to make a similar one which we all called kill me quick .It goes on holidays with us and is produced for every family occassion.All the...
Grannies Sultana Cake
Submitted by: Maralyn Smith.
This recipe was passed down to my mother from her mother and she then passed it down to me. Everyone loves this cake as it has a nice sugary topping. It works equally well using dried...
My first buns
Submitted by: Donna Brown.
This was the first thing i baked with my mum about years ago i was tiny but can still remember her telling me what to do. Iremember feeling so grown up because she'd never let me...
Clootie Dumpling
Submitted by: Maureen Millward.
I have long memories of this recipe being made every time I visited my elderly Aunt in Scotland. She made it the traditional way using a pillowcase and it was always delicious. Even my father remembers...
Ginger cake
Submitted by: Julie Booth.
My Grandma used to make this for my grandad as he loved ginger cake. I have ginger hair and my grandad used to call me his little Ginger Nut as I used to watch my Gran...
VINEGAR CAKE
Submitted by: LIZ BAMBLETT.
This recipe was given to me by my Aunt Glad who was a demon baker of cakes and it took me a long time to get her recipe measurements refined enough to be able to bake...
dutch apple cake
Submitted by: Tamsin Braithwaite.
the smell of the cinnamon always brings back memories of my mum cooking this on a Sunday. At Christmas time she would add moncemeat instead of sultanas and less sugar.
Carrot Cake
Submitted by: anthony collins.
This is a recipe that my Dad has used for many years and it was given to us from a family friend it was said to be learned from a trip over to america. My dad...
Auntie Joan's Boiled Pineapple Cake
Submitted by: Linda Young.
Effortless mixing - keeps moist forever!
My auntie Joan gave me this recipe. When I told my mother she claimed that it was her recipe. A little sisterly rivalry?
Ann's Mother's Sticky Date Loaf
Submitted by: Mrs Jennifer Osborn.
I never had success with date loaves they were always dry until my next door neighbour Ann told me about her mother's recipe. She asked her to write the recipe down and I still have it...
APPLE AND BLACKBERRY SQUARE TIN CAKE
Submitted by: Linda Thorn.
During the war my Grandma was a cook. She made this cake with these ingrediants as in those days ingrediants were hard to get. My Grandad also did his bit. One day he went out and...
Mrs Arnolds Chocolate Cake
Submitted by: Gilly Langley.
This is Mrs Arnolds recipie she turned this year and this would delight her. Mrs Arnold was my next door neighbour a kind lady for most of my childhood she baked every day all her life...
Lemon and Apricot Cakes
Submitted by: .
Whilst visiting America we were welcomed by a couple who have since become close and dear friends. They offered us freshly baked cookies and this lovely cake the recipe for which has been in the family...
Gluten Free Summer Berry cake
Submitted by: Beverley Kerry.
I was asked to take a dish to a birthday party where the guest of honour was gluten intolerant. I knew everyone else was taking the usual sausage rolls and sandwiches etc so I hunted around...
APPLE AND BLACKCURRENT SNOW FLAN
Submitted by: Linda Thorn.
On occassions during the war my Grandma would make this using ingediants such as apple blackcurrent blackberry rhubarb etc. All these fruits grew in her garden or out in the field near her home. One day...
Old fashioned Seed Cake
Submitted by: Peter Bentley.
Whatever happened to the family favourite SEED CAKE. A family tradition that seems to be unheard of in this modern day age of 'black forest' and 'pannatone'. Seed cake was for my family and the family...
Date Cake with Cooked Coconut Icing
Submitted by: Jacqui Cowper-Smith.
Again this is a recipe that has been in my recipe book for at least years. I'm not sure where it came from it may have been my grandmother's but I can't say for sure. It...
SuperDuper Robust Marbled Birthday Cake
Submitted by: Meryl Batchelder.
I love to make big fun birthday cakes for my kids - this is a robust cake that can support layers of icing and decoration and yet it's moist and flavoursome. It s been used for...
victoria sandwich cake
Submitted by: sufia desai.
beacuse its nice on a sunday when all the family are usually down usually these ingredients are in the cupboard or pantry no one has to specially go out and it takes mins to bake in...
Surprise Wizard Cake
Submitted by: Linda Thorn.
My grandma used to make this cake and she called it a surprise cake because the ingrediants in the cake used to alter and the buttercream used to cover the surprise as what the cake was....
Chocolate Crunch
Submitted by: FIONA CEPEK.
This recipe is an adaption of a favourite school dinners pudding that was popular when I was at school in the 's. It was served hot with either pink or green custard which as a child...
Apple and Lemon Cake
Submitted by: judith masser.
This recipe was handed down from my dear aunt and reminds me of my childhood. She enjoyed baking and always helped me cook. She always made different and interesting recipes and made cooking fun. The aroma...
Snail Cake
Submitted by: Linda Thorn.
When my Dad was young my Grandma used to make this cake but she used to add brandy for the adults. If my Dad was asking to have some of the cake my Grandma wOuld put...
Christmas Cake Vodka
Submitted by: Lucy Stearman.
Not so much a Family Recipe but a Recipe for Surviving your Family! A few good slugs of this goes to make any family gathering far more bearable!
Lincolnshire Fruit Loaf
Submitted by: Chris Gordon.
My grandmother used to make it to use up leftover tea! Fruit loaves and fruit breads are Lincolnshire specialities and this is our family's easy version.
Chili Chocolate and Banana Cake
Submitted by: Anne Ponisch.
This cake has passed down through four generations in our family and each generation has added something new to it or modified the recipe slightly. It just keeps getting better and better My Grandmother Lilian born...
Poppy Seed and Almond Cake (no-flour)
Submitted by: Mrs Cornelia Marsh.
My family have made various versions of poppy cake for years probably since my grandparents came over from Poland to live here in the 's. This simple adaptation which is totally flour-free is rich dense dark...
Slab Chunky Choc Cakes
Submitted by: Linda Thorn.
During the war chocolate was very hard to get. My grandma on getting a slab of chocolate made this recipe so the chocolate went a long way. Even today I still make it because of the...
TOPSY TURVY CAKE
Submitted by: Kath Broderick.
I remember a friend cooking a version of this cake nearly years ago. I have adapted the recipe over the years to suit my family's taste. I used to bake this cake very regularly whilst bringing...
AUNTY MIDGE'S GINGER CAKE
Submitted by: MR DAVID HARDSTAFF.
WHEN WE USE TO VISIT MY AUNTIE SHE WOULD ALWAYS BRING HER HOME MADE GINGER CAKE OUT FOR US TO ENJOY FOR TEA IT IS SO MOIST AND TASTY SO MUCH BETTER THAN SHOP BOUGHT SHE...
Greek Yoghurt Cake
Submitted by: Aline Rutherford.
We've lived in Crete for about years. When we first came there were not so many ex-pats and the shops did not cater for anything other than greek ingredients. Greek cakes are not to my liking...
ghanaian banana and coconut 'cake'
Submitted by: clare fell.
This recipe was shared with me by my mother in law when i first met her when she came to visit us from Ghana when my daughter was born
Gorgeous Courgette Cake
Submitted by: Simeon Bradshaw.
This is one for the late Summer when the allotment is overflowing with Courgettes.
It's a delicious, moist cake and 1 of your 5 veg a day!
LOUISE CAKE
Submitted by: Doreen Leek.
We emigrated to New Zealand in . There were no cake shops at all so you were expoected to have your cake tins full of home made goodies when friends came for afternoon tea. My neighbour...
Duck Lemon Cake
Submitted by: Linda Thorn.
When my dad and his brother were small they were told by my grandma that the first one home would have the last peice of a lemon cake she had made this was because they kept...
GRANDMA'S ORANGE CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH ALMONDS
Submitted by: sufia desai.
TASTES SUPERBLY LUXURIOUSLY RICH AND DELICIOUS, HANDED DOWN BY MY MUM'S GRANDMA TO HER AND HOPEFULLY WILL BE PASSED DOWN THROUGH OUR GENERATIONS
Nana's Boiled fruit Cake
Submitted by: gail gordon.
I can still smell this cake that my grandmother used to make. Sunday afternoon teatime would never have been the same without the smell of that cake and the naughtiness that we felt when we could...
COMPANY TART
Submitted by: marie whinney.
WITH SCRUBBED HANDS FINGERNAILS INSPECTED HAIR TIED BACK AND A HUGE APRON THAT ALMOST WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR ON WE WERE ALLOWED TO HELP NANNAN MAKE THE CAKES ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON WHILST GRANDPA WENT TO...
birds nest cakes
Submitted by: susan wallace.
When I was a child my mother used to make these cakes among others for Sunday Tea as there was not a lot of money we used to think and still do that these cakes where...
banana and sticky fruit loaf
Submitted by: liz dobson bell.
It is a recipy that has been adapted by my mum. I always remember coming home from school in the wet and cold and she would have my Tea ready and waiting for me infront of...
SQUIDGY CHERRY AND CHOCOLATE BROWNIES
Submitted by: christine bailey.
My Gran was a vicar's wife and as such was always baking delicious cakes and desserts. They were all scrummy and when they was passed on to my mother we would spend may hours in the...
Killer Peanut Butter Brownies
Submitted by: Tez Watson.
I got this recipe some years ago whilst attending a painting course over in The Cabrach near Dufftown Scotland. Our host Carol Williamson made a batch for those on the course and they are the moistest...
Blackberry & Apple Crumble
Submitted by: Jackie Oliver.
One of the best chilldhood memories for many of us is picking blackberries in my case along the road surrounding my local park. My mother would always encourage us to bring some home to be made...
Coffee Infused Chocolate Cake
Submitted by: Christina Cooke.
I have been making this chocolate cake for years it's so easy that both of my daughters' can make it unaided and as they are nine and twelve I think this is pretty good I recently...
lemon cheese drizzle cake
Submitted by: mary phillips.
when i was a little girl i have wonderful memories of my dearest mum making this delicious cake. i would arrive home from school with my brother and sister we would be aged and open the...
Mum's Dutch Apple Cake
Submitted by: Mrs Samantha Gardner.
My mum is Dutch and this recipe has been passed on in her family for years. It is special to us because my Mum was one of nine children and my sister and I are the...
Baumkuchen=Treecake
Submitted by: Erika Bulow-Osborne.
Baumkuchen was a speciality at Christmas or for special festivities during the year. We did not have a turning device so only used a springform. That means the layers were not like tree-rings but in one...
Paskha
Submitted by: Juliet Kavanagh.
this is my family's Easter cake - it came from my grandmother and is a Russian traditional Easter cake. My grandmother is Russian... It is the memories that make this cake really special - we used...
Butternut Squash Cake!
Submitted by: lou phillips.
It should have been a carrot cake but I didn't have any carrots My family and friends think its lovely it was years before I confessed to the ingredients. So to the uninitiated its still a...
Nada's Coconut Cake
Submitted by: Janice Beal.
This recipe was given to me about thirty five years ago by a lady whose father was an officer in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It was the speciality of their cook and she took the recipe with...
Lancashire Parkin
Submitted by: Frances Heaton.
My mother's family had their own local bakery and this was one of our family's favourite recipes on cold Winter days. I can still remember the smell permeating the kitchen when Parkin was being baked it...
Lemon And White Chocolate Shortbread Squares With Silky Dark Chocolate Icing
Submitted by: christine bailey.
This is based on an old family recipe for lemon squares which my mother used to bake as a tea time treat. In turn she used a recipe handed down to her from her mother in...
Devon Scones
Submitted by: Jackie Doyle.
My mum passed down the recipe to me she used to make scones for a Tea room that she once had. Ever since I became on the school PTFA I offered to make a few scones...
Yoghurt Cake
Submitted by: Lydia Houghton.
The beauty of this recipe is that you can make any flavour cake you like depending on which flavour yoghurt you choose. Strawberry and raspberry are delicious but how about vanilla Or banana Or if you're...
NANNA'S BARA BRITH
Submitted by: Jane Smyth.
during the Second World War my mother bakes this with just the basic ingredients. No eggs rationed no treacle any sugar no spice no butter. Traditionally the Bara Brith was cut into thin slices and then...
My Mum's Fruit and Cream Sandwich cake
Submitted by: Barbara Scott.
This recipe will always bring back memories of my darling mum who was an amazing cake baker. Once my sister thought she would make the cake as a surprise for mum. She couldn't find any icing...
Chocolate Layer Cake
Submitted by: Susan Platter.
This recipe is handwritten inside my late mother's copy of the Good Housekeeping Cookery Book . She used to make it and it was one of my favourites as a child. I have no idea where...
Bajan Spice Loaf
Submitted by: Doreen Leek.
THIS DELICIOUS LOAF IS ALWAYS MOIST AND THE SPICY GINGER TASTE ALWAYS REMINDS ME OF MY MOST FAVOURITE HOLIDAY ISLAND..BARBADOS. WE SPENT SEVERAL HOLIDAYS THERE WHERE WE WERE INVITED TO A LOCAL 'BAJAN' HOME FOR TEA....
Bread Pudding
Submitted by: Sandie Jordan.
This recipe has been faithfully followed from the writing of my mother to me who followed it faithfully from her mother. It was always a way of making use of stale bread and filling up the...
Remember me Italian Nut Cake
Submitted by: carla knight.
This recipe has been passed down from my italian relatives to each generation. Last year i renamed the recipe due to my gran having altzihmers she doesn't recognise her family anymore but she seems to remember...
Welsh Cakes
Submitted by: Diana Wilson.
This recipe was given to me by my mother-in-law. My husband tells me that during the war when he was in the RAF she used to send him parcels of these Welsh cakes to North Africa...
Devonshire Splits
Submitted by: Corinne Fisher.
My gran passed this recipe on to me and its has taken years to perfect them to how her's used to come out. I make them for my kids now and I'm lucky if I can...
Chocolate covered Ginger Cake
Submitted by: Lili Hurst.
My mum made this almost every other week in the seventies. i don't know where the recipe came from but all my friends loved it and the cake was usually polished off in a day.Mum usually...
CINNAMON-APPLE CRUMBLE CAKE
Submitted by: CHARLOTTE EASTON.
I first remember making this cake when I was a teenager and it seemed at the time quite exotic. So unlike the rock buns boiled fruit cake and jam tarts that were our usual tea-time fare....
Gran's' Lancashire Life' Cake
Submitted by: Adele Mullen.
My lovely rosy-cheeked gran with her grey hair tightly gripped into a bun covered by a hairnet wore an enormous 'pinny' as she baked and spouted words of wisdom in her tiny kitchen This recipe was...
Ginger Bites
Submitted by: Tracey Theakstone.
This recipe comes from my Auntie Linda. I still use the original recipe she wrote out although I probably know it off by heart now. It was one of the first things I cooked by myself...
Westmorland Tea Loaf
Submitted by: jake hunt.
My now deceased Grandma cooked this for as long as I remember and served it with Crumbly Lancashire Cheese. I am now a chef and realise that this is known in every area of Britain under...
Summer Fruits Roulade
Submitted by: Sally Hay.
My nan was a keen gardener and grew all her own fruit and vegetables. In the summer us kids used to help by picking the soft fruit which nan used to turn into wonderful jams and...
MUM'S CHOCOLATE CAKE
Submitted by: LESLEY THELWELL.
MUM BAKED ONE A WEEK AND ALWAYS DID A GOOD SELECTION OF CAKES WHICH WERE ALL VERY NICE. BUT AS SOON AS I CAME IN FROM SCHOOL THE FIRST THING I COULD SMELL WAS THE CHOCOLATE....
Autumn Blackberry Cake
Submitted by: Melanie Clowes.
My great auntie used to make this after we had all been blackberry picking and we would sit and watch her whilst she cooked this cake in her farmhouse kitchen and told us about the war....
Scrumptious Apple Cake
Submitted by: Heather Ellis.
Scrumping apples watching flour being produced at a watermill and always of course licking the bowl It reminds me of Autumn days the smell of bonfires and cosy old fashioned 'teatimes'. Photos don't do it justice...
Piernik - A polish honey and chocolate cake
Submitted by: Esther Richards.
When my granny came to England after the war this cake featured in her special- occasion baking and mum although born in this country was bought up eating this kind of cake usually at Christmas and...
Rich Fruit Cake
Submitted by: Angela Redgrave.
Hi nothing special but just brings a smile I was having our friday night drink with my friend before she went on holiday for a month. anyway she asked me to mind something for her and...
The Fruit Cake
Submitted by: evin crowley.
My dad loved this cake.He used to have it with his hot milk at bedtime. It is yummy when it is hot straight from the oven and moist and delicious cold. I used to love coming...
Easy peasy one bowl cherry sponge
Submitted by: Dawn Walsh.
My mum taught me this as a child when I badgered her into letting me cook. She loved cooking but hated the mess that I as a child would make so she decided that whatever cake...
Berry chocolate brownies
Submitted by: Deborah Jones.
I remember chocolate brownies from my childhood so when I had four boys of my own I began to make them. However when my eldest child was starting school they had a ban on any nut...
Sponge Parkin
Submitted by: Mrs Isabel Martin.
This recipe was given to me by a friend who used to sell it cut in squares for the church fayers. But now I always use this recipe for my elderly friends for a sweet at...
Mrs Kelly's Apple Cake
Submitted by: Anthea Holloway.
This recipe has been in our family for over years. We have no idea who Mrs Kelly was or even if she ever existed We make this as a super dessert when cooking the Sunday roast....
A Rich Cake
Submitted by: Leighton Radford.
This cake is very rich and tastes fantastic. The recipe was written in a tattered but treasured notebook by my great grandmother Mary Ann Hill sometime between and . At this time she was a cook...
Sams Dorset Apple Cake
Submitted by: Paul Crawley.
This recipe was given to us by a kind lady whilst we were on holiday on the coast in Dorset. Her secret was to place a bowl of water in the bottom of the oven whilst...
Spicy Pecan Nut Cake
Submitted by: Victoria Ashley.
I develop this recipe quite by chance. A few years back I invited a close friend of my to come for tea. I was going to make a Bakewell Tart for her. Unfortunately I forgot to...
Ginger Bread
Submitted by: Claire Holtey.
This is my mother s recipe for Ginger Bread it was handed down by her mother who was from Glasgow. It has been all the way to the south of England and now back up to...
Jenny's Brownies
Submitted by: Susie Jackson.
Sadly I don't know who Jenny is but this is a recipe that I was given by my grandmother. Whenever we'd visit my grandparents on a Sunday we'd have a full Sunday roast for lunch followed...
Granddad's Christmas Seed Cake
Submitted by: David Lewis.
My wife's granddad loved cakes - and loved Christmas fare - but in his later years he just couldn't digest all the rich fruit in most Christmas cakes and pastries. So the family experimented and produced...
Aunty Katie Ann's Dumpling
Submitted by: charles robertson.
My aunty Kate Ann was a great cook and lived in Lower Breakish on the Isle of Skye. She was especially good at making pancakes and scones but for a special occasion eg a family get...
No-Fail Banana and Walnut Cake
Submitted by: Fay Wheeler.
I have always been known as the worst baker in the world Every cake I have made has been a total disaster - either flat as a pancake or burnt undercooked. I even accidentally substituted salt...
Banana and cinnamon muffins with a hint of honey
Submitted by: Julia Cook.
It reminds me of my mother cooking it for my sister and I just before New Years when we were only little - say I was and she was . Unfortunately for my little sister she...
Easy Yogurt cake
Submitted by: Beth Castle.
My mum's best friend Isabel always used this recipe.It was an old family recipe of hers. It's versatile because you can adapt this recipe to any flavour. Isabel sadly died years ago but whenever I make...
Sugar and Spice Tea Slice
Submitted by: Barbara Fabian.
I always associate my family with this cake. I first tasted it as a little girl when I used to go with my mum to nana's for Sunday tea. My nana made it in a round...
Billingtons Weety Crunch
Submitted by: anna-marie simpson.
When I was very young we were very poor but always had weetabix butter and sugar in the cupboard. Gran devised this very simple but tasty cake so that we could have a treat. The smell...
Daisy's Treacle Scones
Submitted by: Janice Beal.
When we went home to my husband's family in Scotland we always went to see Daisy who was an old friend of the family. She was a great cook and fabulous baker and we always knew...
Granny's Almond Birthday Cake
Submitted by: June Shute.
This cake is called Birthday cake because Granny always made one as a birthday present for her family and friends.I remember Sunday teas at her house. We always finished up with a slice of this cake...
Friendship Fruit Cake
Submitted by: Ah Har Ashley.
Many years ago a friend brought a cake into work to share. It was absolutely delicious. I ask her for the recipe. She said it is a friendship cake and she would give me the mixture...
Sultana Duo
Submitted by: Yvonne Dimbleby.
This recipe has been a family favourite for many years - I think it started with my Nan who always had a cake tin filled with home-made buns and cakes. The smaell of her kitchen on...
Chocolate Banana Bread
Submitted by: Kay Sexton.
I learnt this recipe from my best friend when we were teenagers. She now lives in Texas. We lost touch for over two decades and when we got in touch again she'd lost her recipe and...
my mum's meringues
Submitted by: Rache Banting.
When I was a child in the s my family didn't have much money and I never had the latest toy or clothes to show off to my friends at school. However once a year I...
Sticky Toffee Pavlova
Submitted by: Barbara Wyatt.
This recipe has become my signature dish over the years. I love pavlova and wanted to learn how to make it successfully it was my mother-in -law who suggested I use icing sugar instead of caster...
Guiness Cake
Submitted by: Anne Eckersley.
I don t do fruit cakes I loathe fruit cakes but this is my one exception. It was a recipe given to me by the mother of a dear friend. The tip that she gave me...
Boiled Cornish Fruit Cake
Submitted by: Mrs M Dunkling.
I guess this recipe is at least years old. It was originally my grandmothers but I remember eating it as a young child. Its always been a favourite of mine and is remarkably easy to make....
West Indian Rum Cake
Submitted by: allison pink.
It conjures up the sun the sand and west indian tastebuds and makes your tongue tingle and bum jingle in tune to Jingle Bells It just reminds me of wedding birthday and chritmas cake from the...
Mary's banana loaf
Submitted by: Linda Milward.
This was the first thing I ever cooked with my aunty Mary she wasn't really my aunt actually my mum's best friend but we called her aunty when I was about six or seven and it...
Chocolate Fruit Cake
Submitted by: Lynn Foster.
It's a simple chocolate sponge made extra special with the sultanas and cherries. This was one of my mum's old recipes that as a child I always thought was much more interesting than either a traditional...
Petits Beurre a l'ancienne sans cuisson
Submitted by: Marie Jones.
This recipe was passed down to me from my Mum in France who was told of this recipe from her mother-in-law. During the after war rationning was in order and rather than waste the juice of...
Celebration Fruit Cake
Submitted by: Hilary Cheshire.
When I came to live in Leeds I was made most welcome by a wonderful neighbour whose hobby is crafting individual masterpieces in icing for special occasions. I asked her if she would design a cake...
Tea and Fruit Loaf
Submitted by: Christopher Ashley.
The first time I tasted this cake was when I was on a camping holiday in Germany when I was only years old. My mum made the cake and took that with us on holiday. Now...
Coconut Chocolate Cream Rice Cake
Submitted by: Victoria Ashley.
This cake recipe was given to me from a Malaysian friend. I went to stay with her many years ago and she made the cake for me. It has been a family favourite since then. The...
Aunt Mary's Sporting Tea Loaf
Submitted by: Sue Coughtrie.
Aunt Mary was a very old family friend who baked for pleasure not only for herself but for many sporting teams as the contribution for after match tea. Her husband was in the bowling team I...
Luxury Choclate Cake
Submitted by: Steven Maughan.
This cake was one of my mothers favourites. She made it for me and my siblings every birthday and christmas. When my children arrived the tradition was carried through to their birthdays this chocolate cake is...
Lick the Spoon Chocolatey Orangey Cake
Submitted by: Mrs Wendy Henry.
Well I've been baking this cake since my daughter was tiny - for nursery school fund raising sleepovers with teddies and torches and chocolate cake at nearly midnight junior school parties and Christmas fairs. Now she's...
Turkish Pecan Paradise Cake
Submitted by: Angie Hoggett.
Inspired by my grandmothers love of turkish delight I decided to create a cake that she would love. I was intrigued by some rosewater I saw on sale in my local tescos and decided to do...
Australian Cake
Submitted by: Mrs Agnes Greme.
Nellies Rich Fruit Cake
Submitted by: Mrs P Tate.
When I was a school girl my best friends mother made the best rich fruitcake ever. She used to make these cakes for her family friends and neighbours. Her recipe was only given to me after...
Banana Cake
Submitted by: Mrs Lorna Evans .
This was given to me by a school friend back in the sixties and I am still in touch with her although we are much older . This recipe is very popular with my family and...
Cereal Cake
Submitted by: Rose Barker.
This cake has been in my family since the early s. My mum used to make it once a week stating it was good for us . It would always join us on picnics and outings....
Boiled Pineapple/Fruit Cake
Submitted by: Eileen Niven .
This recipe can be varied by reducing the amount of dried fruit and adding dried cranberries and or dried chopped apricots. At Xmas I add some port to give it a kick I have been making...
Mothers Lambing Cake
Submitted by: Mrs Rhiannon Evans.
Mother used to make this cake while my father and I went to check on the sheep in the fields during lambing time. After being out for hours in the cold this warm buttered cake was...
Ten Day German Friendship Cake
Submitted by: Mrs S Farrand.
This is a yeast based starter which can be made with tsp golden caster sugar floz warm water tsp dried yeast and oz plain flour. Dissolve the sugar in the warm water then mix in the...
Beetroot Cake
Submitted by: Mrs Gloria Wilding.
This cake used to be made when my mother pickled jars of beetroot. It is full of fibre and becomes even more moist wrapped in foil and kept in the fridge. Slices of it always went...
Mams Cake
Submitted by: Miss C Edwards.
My mothers friend gave her this recipe which was her mothers. My mother would have been 105 years old this year. I gave this to a lady and she said it was out of this world.
Cake
Submitted by: Eileen Evans.
I remember my mother making this cake in the s when I was growing up. It went into the oven after the Sunday roast and served at teatime with hot custard. I made it when my...
Bananarama
Submitted by: Mr H Phellis.
This recipe (without the Brazil nuts) was a favourite of my mum, who loved bananas, and provided a good source of potassium, as well as being a delicious energy booster for all the family.
Sticky Parkin
Submitted by: Elizabeth Denton.
My mother was a poor cook in general but made the most fabulous cakes and puddings. However we could never get a decent parkin and we were determined to master the art of it. Every year...
Clementine Cake
Submitted by: Susan Holmes.
The smell of the cake reminds me of Christmas when I was a youngster and my mum was teaching me how to bake. This was one of her many recipes in her repertoire and it just...